Henry's chili con carne
Ingredients for a 2 person serving:
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 medium sized onion
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 1/4 pound of ground beef
- 1 tsp Trader Joe taco's (TJs) mix (or chili powder)
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 15oz can of (TJs) tomato sauce
- 1 tsp of "better than bouillon" or equivalent
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 15oz can of (TJs) kidney beans
- 1 15oz can of (TJs) Black beans
- 1 tsp of apple vigar (optional)
Steps:
- Dice the onion and saute with the olive oil in the pan on a medium heat
- Add the salt
- When onions are ready add the ground beef.
- Break up the ground beef into little pieces
- Add the taco mix / chili powder
- Chop the bell pepper
- Add bell pepper when the ground beef has browned.
- Saute for 5 mins
- Stir tomato sauce into the pan
- Boil the water and pour it in the now empty tomato sauce can
- Stir the bouillon into the boiling water
- Once bouillon is dissolved, empty the tomato sauce can into the pan
- Dump the 2 bean cans into a sieve and rinse the beans
- Add the bean when the tomato sauce is boiling
- Once the chili is boiling, let simmer for 30-45 mins, stir occasionally.
- You can enhance the flavor with a 1/2 tsp of apple vinegar.